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Park Podcasts offer supplemental information about the architecture of the bathhouses, treatments in the Fordyce Bathhouse, and the hot spring water. You might want to consider using them for listening exercises and enrichment.

Investigating the hot spring water:"Follow the Water" to learn about the hot springs, in particular how they are formed and what grows in them. (4.59 mb)How hot is the hot spring water? This field trip field activity gives you the option of having the students measure the temperature of the hot spring water. Please allow at least 40 minutes for this activity in addition to the orientation about how the water is heated. The park has a set of 15 Celsius thermometers to use for this activity and optional Fahrenheit thermometers.